NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An animal that hunts other animals for food is a ____
A
herbivore
B
predator
C
prey
D
omnivore
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Wild animals that hunt other animals for food are called predators, for example, tigers, lions, wolves, leopards.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carnivore. A carnivore is an organism that eats mostly meat, or the flesh of animals. Sometimes carnivores are called predators.

Detailed explanation-3: -Predator: an animal that kills and eats other animals. Context: Hawks and coyotes both eat small rodents; they are predators. Prey: animals that are killed and eaten by other animals.

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